PDA (Pentadeca Arginate)_Dosage, benefits & legal status
Also known as pentadeca arginate, BPC-157 arginate, PDA
A newer, more stable cousin of BPC-157 for faster healing.
Common vial size is what vendors typically sell, not a recommendation. Enter your own vial in the calculator.
What is PDA (Pentadeca Arginate)?
Plain language first. The technical label stays, but it never stands alone.Overview
It aims to do the same repair job, healing gut, tendon, and muscle, while lasting longer in the body. It is very new.
PDA (pentadeca arginate) is a more stable, arginate-salt cousin of BPC-157.
What it's used for
A newer, more stable cousin of BPC-157, used for the same thing: faster healing of gut, tendons, muscle, and inflammation. It is marketed as longer-lasting.
How does PDA (Pentadeca Arginate) work?
What it does in the body, and where.PDA is BPC-157 as an arginate salt rather than an acetate salt. The peptide chain is the same; the counter-ion is different.
- 01The repair mechanism is BPC-157'sBlood vessel growth and repair signalling, with the same animal evidence behind it.
- 02The arginate form is claimed to be more stableBetter shelf life and survival in the body. This is a formulation claim from vendors, not something established in published work.
- 03It is very new and essentially unstudiedEven by the standards of this category, there is almost nothing published on PDA specifically as distinct from BPC-157.
Where this compound is thought to act.
What else is it used for?
Each use below carries its own evidence level. Approved means regulators have cleared it for that purpose. Investigational means it is in trials. Early research means it is being studied and is not established.
- Healing gut, tendon, and muscle, marketed as a longer-lasting version of BPC-157Research only
- Joint and connective tissue recoveryResearch only
The published record
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Records indexed for PDA (Pentadeca Arginate)
Europe PMC was searched on 12 September 2026 and returned nothing.
Counted from Europe PMC indexing, not read by a person.
At a glance
Four things to know about PDA (Pentadeca Arginate)
Evidence
Research only
Category
Healing and recovery
Common vial
10 mg
Half-life
Nothing published
How much, and do you cycle it?
The range, and whether you take breaks.0.25 up to 0.5 mg per day (start low, increase slowly), 1-2x daily. Commonly run in 4 to 8 week blocks, like BPC-157Community practice
Same convention as BPC-157, which it is a salt form of. No human study has tested a duration.
How long does it stay in the body?
The half-life, and where the figure comes from.Nothing publishedNo figure
Nothing published for pentadeca arginate. BPC-157, the sequence it is built on, has no published human figure either.
You can compare this against the whole library to see where it sits.
How do I dose and price it?
Enter your vial and your dose. Pick a mix. We show the draw and the cost.The vial holds a fixed amount of drug. Adding more water does not make more drug, it just spreads it thinner, so you draw a bigger number on the syringe for the same dose.
Choose your mix
Measuring the water1 mL = one full 100-unit syringe.
Your draw
5 / 100 unitsPDA (Pentadeca Arginate) starts at $44.00 across 3 vendors, typically $4.40 per mg.
4 listings, last read Sep 4, 2026. Shipping and card fees are not included.
How do you store it?
Before mixing, and after.Dry powder in the freezer or fridge. Once mixed, fridge, and use within about a month.
Unmixed lyophilized PDA (Pentadeca Arginate) keeps for a long time cold. Once you add water the clock starts: most reconstituted vials hold up for roughly 28 to 30 days at fridge temperature. Keep it out of light, and do not freeze it after mixing.
What are the side effects and cautions?
Known cautions and warnings for this compound.Who should avoid it
- No published human trials exist, so no contraindications are established
- Pregnancy
- Active cancer, as a precaution given the healing mechanism
Stop and get help
- Signs of an allergic reaction
- Anything unusual, given the absence of human data
Common effects
- Unknown in humans. Despite heavy marketing, there is no published human trial data
Where this page says nothing is established, that means nobody has studied it, not that a compound is safe.
Is PDA (Pentadeca Arginate) approved?
And where the numbers on this page come from.No. PDA (Pentadeca Arginate) is not approved for any use, anywhere. It is sold labelled for laboratory research only, and there is no legal route to buy it for human use.
- Approval statusResearch only
- RouteUnder the skin (subcutaneous)
- CheckedJuly 2026
What has happened recently
We have not yet written a full regulatory note for this compound. The status above is current as of the date shown.
You can compare this against the whole library, or read how to check a seller.
- DoseFrom research and community reports. No regulator has reviewed this dose.
- Vial sizeFrom what vendors typically list; not a recommendation.
- Sources
- Reviewed22 July 2026
What else is like PDA (Pentadeca Arginate)?
Others in Healing and recovery, side by side.If you're weighing PDA (Pentadeca Arginate), it's worth reading GLOW blend, KLOW blend, and KPV in the same class.
A newer, more stable cousin of BPC-157 for faster healing.
- Dose
- 0.25 up to 0.5 mg per day (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- 1-2x daily
A popular skin-and-healing blend of three peptides in one shot.
- Dose
- 0.25 up to 0.5 mg BPC-157 per day (the rest follows your ratio)
- How often
- Daily
The GLOW blend plus an anti-inflammatory peptide, an all-in-one recovery stack.
- Dose
- 0.25 up to 0.5 mg BPC-157 per day (the rest follows your ratio)
- How often
- Daily
A tiny anti-inflammatory peptide for gut and skin, with no tanning effect.
- Dose
- 0.2 up to 0.5 mg per day (start low, increase slowly)
- How often
- Daily, 4-8 wk courses
Guides for this compound
- How to Reconstitute a Peptide
Mix peptide powder with bacteriostatic water, step by step.
- How to Read an Insulin Syringe
Read the units, convert to millilitres, and draw the exact dose.
- mcg vs mg: The Peptide Dosing Mistake to Avoid
Your vial says mg and your protocol says mcg. Here is the conversion and how to check it.
- How to Read a Peptide COA
What the purity number does and does not tell you, and how to spot an edited report.
- How to Vet a Peptide Vendor
Independent COAs, HPLC purity, and the red flags that mean walk away.
Sources
- FDA, bulk drug substances nominated for use in compounding under section 503A, updated 14 May 2026(2026)This compound appears in none of the three categories on FDA's nomination list, including category 3, which is the catch-all for substances someone proposed without supplying enough information to evaluate them. This list is the comprehensive record of what has been proposed for pharmacy compounding since the process opened in 2013, when over two thousand substances were nominated, so absence from all three categories means no one has ever put this compound forward.
Last reviewed 22 July 2026